# NTSB SEA81DYE33: Cessna 310D, N6759T, Rochester, WA, June 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1981
- Place: Rochester, WA · ROCHESTER, WA
- Location: 46.8204° N, 123.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8204&lon=-123.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYE33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1298  81/6/29    ROCHESTER,WA        CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 800
        TIME - 1530                    N6759T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - R & K SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR COLLAPSED. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6759T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6759T-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 39059, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: R & K Sky Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810629037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629037479A), Jun 29, 1981: Cessna 310D, Rochester, WA, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing roll. No defects found. Cause unknown.

## Other investigations on N6759T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X3991](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3991), Sep 14, 1964: Cessna 310D (N6759T), Farmington, NM, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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